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In a small valley, hidden between two gently rounded hills near Slovenske Konjice, there is a village where people have always been chasing something; time, goals, perfectionism or each other.
In Konjice, almost everyone knows each other. And if you ask someone who Mrs Ruža Klokočovnik is, they will say, »Is she the one who always has flowers on her balcony and bakes sugar-free muffins at home?«
Sometimes you meet a person who reminds you that life doesn't have to be perfect to be beautiful.
Aunt Rozika was the wife of my grandmother's brother. She was not the kind of aunt who would hug you and tell you how you had grown up.
On the outskirts of Slovenska Bistrica, where the hills slowly fold into the valley, stands the old house of the Pristovnik family.
In a world where it is often how much you give that counts, the most beautiful things are the things we give with our souls, not with our money.
My mother Lidija Krupljan once told me this story. We were sitting in the garden next to our house in Slovenska Bistrica, overlooking the stadium, which was then separated from us only by a road and some bushes.
Man can help man in many different, sometimes very special, ways. But I certainly didn't think about that when I first visited Angela all those years ago.
Tatjana Trunkl Sodin has been known for her exceptional kindness from a young age.
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